Dictionary Check: lecture
"lecture" is a valid word!
Scrabble
9
points
Words with Friends
12
points
Definition
noun
a speech that is open to the public
Example:
"he attended a lecture on telecommunications"
noun
a lengthy rebuke
Example:
"a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"
noun
teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)
verb
deliver a lecture or talk
Example:
"She will talk at Rutgers next week"
verb
censure severely or angrily
Example:
"The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"
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